Vivarium Contract Research

The Hormel Institute Animal Facility offers customized preclinical research services to support
translational research. Our staff has extensive experience in executing protocols to demonstrate safety
and proof-of-concept in preclinical models.

Facility:

AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) accredidation
3600 cage rodent specific pathogen free/barrier facility
3150 cage rodent conventional/non-barrier facility
Surgical suite
• Anesthesia system
• Warming pads
• Surgical light
• Recovery caging
IVIS® Lumina S5 Imaging System
RS2000 Biological Research Irradiator
Solar Ultraviolet Light Racks (UV-A and UV-B)
Olympus SZ61 Stereo Microscope with Wireless EP50 Camera

Preclinical Services:

Injections (subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, tail vein)
Blood Draws (cardiac, saphenous, facial vein)
Oral gavage
Tumor measurements
Aseptic technique
Animal weights
Nutritional supplementation
Euthanasia with tissue sample collection and preservation
Surgical
• Castration
• Vasectomy
• Ovariectomy
• Ovarian transplant
• Adrenalectomy
• Splenectomy
• Nephrectomy
• Intubation
• Jugular vein catheterization
• PDX/Xenograft

Please fill out this Services Request Form

Kim Klukas, Manager
Research Support
kaklukas@umn.edu